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Preview Panel - Layout

1�

CHANNEL LOGO

The current channel�

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PROGRAM LENGTH

The time the program begins and

ends�

3�

TIMESLOT

Indicates the day and time that the
preview panel is currently displaying�

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PROGRAM INFORMATION

Detailed show information, such as
title, rating, whether it’s a repeat, cast
and crew�

5�

TIME

Displays the time corresponding to

each show�

6�

SELECTED SHOW

The currently-selected show� Press-

ing info on the selected show brings
up an action menu with options�

Summary of Contents for Kudzu

Page 1: ...Media Gateway USER GUIDE WHOLE HOME DVR HIGH SPEED INTERNET HOME PHONE...

Page 2: ...etection 26 Screen Saver 26 Recorded TV Intro to Recorded TV 29 Recorded TV Layout 30 Management 31 Folder Options 32 Options 33 Series Options 34 Recording Space 35 External Hard Drive 36 TV Channels...

Page 3: ...uperTicker 88 TV Setup 89 Aspect Ratio 90 Messages Receiving Messages 93 Phone Call Indicators 95 Call List 96 Call Options 97 Filters Intro to TV Filters 99 Favorites Favorites 101 KUDZU Media Gatewa...

Page 4: ...A list of all programs you ve recorded Search Options to search for programs by title key word or by category Home Network An easy way to enjoy media stored on your computer from the comfort of your T...

Page 5: ...children s programming in one consolidated list News A filter that displays all the 24 hour news channels and current news programming Movies A filter that displays all available movies which includes...

Page 6: ...browse 4 FOCUS The current selection is in the focus area of the menu When cards are in focus they appear raised and high lighted 5 VERTICAL LIST Contains all of the items in the cur rent horizontal c...

Page 7: ...buttons to browse through your choices There are a couple of features to be aware of with the horizontal categories 1 Auto Expand When you bring a horizontal card into focus all of the choices in tha...

Page 8: ...vertical list Pressing OK on these option cards will reveal all of the actions available Option cards will differ in appearance from the rest of the cards in the list In some areas of the main menu su...

Page 9: ...et a list of options for that item in an action menu Use the up and down arrow buttons to scroll through your action menu options Action menus have a focus just like the main menu To select an option...

Page 10: ...e watching while you re browsing the menu The Mini TV will show you what s currently playing whether it s a photos slideshow TV program or Jukebox album To enjoy the media in the Mini TV full screen p...

Page 13: ...wxyz 4 ghi 5 jkl 6 mno 1 2 abc 3 def vol ch last mute rec pause play rew fwd stop skip replay menu back next OK info zoom ticker live TV A B C D 0 clear enter 7 8 9 pqrs tuv wxyz 4 ghi 5 jkl 6 mno Usi...

Page 14: ...A B C D 4 3 2 1 Shortcut Buttons 1 DVR Goes to the Recorded TV category 2 VOD Feature not available 3 GRID Activates the traditional Grid Guide view of TV programming 4 LIVE TV Goes to full screen liv...

Page 15: ...n option in an action menu 3 BACK Takes a vertical list displaying TV pro gramming back to the previous 15 minutes Also pages back through an info note and backs out of a sec ond level menu 4 NEXT Tak...

Page 16: ...winding 3 SKIP Skips forward the number of sec onds that you predefine in settings Also takes a vertical list of TV pro gramming forward in time 24 hours 4 REPLAY Rewinds seven seconds Also takes a ve...

Page 17: ...cted path to the Media Player when you press buttons To pair the remote 1 If your remote came with a USB dongle insert it into either a front or back USB port of the Media Player Wait until you see a...

Page 19: ...the Flip Bar gives you the program name air time and channel Use the up and down arrows to change the channel displayed in the Flip Bar without leaving the program you re watching On the right you ll...

Page 20: ...1 GENRE The type of show selected 2 INFO PAGES Press NEXT or BACK on your remote to page through the show informa tion 3 CLOCK The current time 4 LOGO AND CHANNEL NUMBER The logo and channel number of...

Page 21: ...l let you browse through programming See All Times One of the options you ll see in a show s action menu is See All Times Select it to see a list of all of the times that the selected show airs Select...

Page 22: ...g the INFO button with the Flip Bar up will bring up an action menu for the Flip Bar s show The options available are the same options available in the Channels Menu with the addition of closed captio...

Page 23: ...PLAY to stop fast forwarding or rewinding or resume from a pause Press LIVE TV to view the point of broadcast for the last channel you watched Press REPLAY to view the previous 7 seconds of the show...

Page 24: ...y memory called a buffer The amount of temporary memory varies but it is never less than 30 minutes for standard definition or 10 minutes for HDTV TV Roaming With TV Roaming you can pause a show in on...

Page 25: ...me or point in the cur rent program 2 PROGRAM The current live or recorded program being played back 3 SHOW START TIME The start time of the recorded or Live TV program 4 STORED IN MEMORY While watchi...

Page 26: ...ms you would like to cancel and which you would like to continue recording Screen Saver If there has been no activity for more than 30 minutes while browsing the main menu the KUDZU Media Player will...

Page 29: ...y recording shows are listed in the vertical band in alphabetical order Epi sodes of a series are grouped into folders you ll see the individual episodes in the preview panel to the right To watch a s...

Page 30: ...isodes of a series are held within a folder listing the number of recorded episodes 5 EPISODES OR DURATION If the item in focus is a folder con taining episodes in a series focus lists the number of e...

Page 31: ...you left off See all times Displays all of the times that particular show airs Delete Removes the program from Recorded TV Recording options Lets you access the recording options menu Keep Until Your...

Page 32: ...32 Copyright ComSouth2014 All rights reserved Folder Options If you bring a folder of episodes into focus and press OK you ll see the following options see all times recording options delete all...

Page 33: ...one show over another due to a conflict or someone in your household does sometimes it s hard to remember why that canceled show isn t showing up in Recorded TV Your KUDZU Media Player keeps a list o...

Page 34: ...determine your preferences for the following settings that will then be applied each time you record a show Keep decide how long shows will be stored Episode Limit determine how many episodes of a se...

Page 35: ...ng Space The storage meter lets you know how much space you have left for more recorded programs It s located in two places in the main menu the Settings category and the Recorded TV category Press OK...

Page 36: ...external hard drive at a time to the rear eSATA port on the KUDZU Media Gateway When selecting an external drive keep in mind that your KUDZU Media Gateway only supports eSATA storage devices marketed...

Page 38: ...t ComSouth2014 All rights reserved TV Channels With all of the channels available these days it s tough to know what all of your options are The TV Channels category makes it easy to find what you wan...

Page 39: ...I TV Even when channel surfing Mini TV always keeps you in the action 4 FOCUS PROGRAM Pressing INFO on this item brings up an action menu 5 AVAILABLE TV PROGRAMS Displays all of the programs available...

Page 40: ...gory moved into focus 2 SHOW TITLE The name of the program in focus 3 SHOW LENGTH The selected program s duration 4 RECORDING ICON Displays an icon here if the select ed program is currently recording...

Page 41: ...ng recording icons for DVR status at a glance The following icons appear on focus cards and vertical cards throughout the main menu The show is recording right now The show is scheduled to be recorded...

Page 42: ...has a pre view panel that displays upcoming programs for the channel in focus Press the right arrow button to select the panel and then use the up and down arrows to browse through up to two weeks of...

Page 43: ...nds 3 TIMESLOT Indicates the day and time that the preview panel is currently displaying 4 PROGRAM INFORMATION Detailed show information such as title rating whether it s a repeat cast and crew 5 TIME...

Page 44: ...or the program s channel 2 SHOW TITLE The name of the program or item 3 PROGRAM SCHEDULE The time the program begins and ends 4 PROGRAM INFORMATION Additional show information such as show title repea...

Page 45: ...ode of the program including the portion in the live TV buffer watch plays the program in full screen TV add to favorites Adds the channel to your Favorites category lock Activates Parental Controls f...

Page 46: ...series If the show is currently recording you ll see stop recording Stops recording the current show but does not delete the por tion already recorded watch add to favorites see all times recording o...

Page 47: ...reserved Recording a Show The easiest way to record an individual show is to press the record button with that show in center focus If you want to record a series just press the info button and selec...

Page 48: ...ly recording or scheduled to record Scheduled to Record Recording options for a single episode scheduled to record keep lets you decide when the show will be deleted get series sets the entire series...

Page 49: ...recording keep series options stop Series Options keep episode limit Determines how many episodes will be stored automatically accept Determines whether you ll accept first run only or repeat episodes...

Page 50: ...Management Shows are automatically kept until more room is needed You can protect shows from deletion from the Recorded TV category see the following chapter for details When you schedule a new show t...

Page 51: ...o two weeks of upcoming shows The BACK button will take you one half hour earlier The SKIP button advances the cat egory forward 24 hours and the REPLAY button goes back 24 hours If you browse to anot...

Page 52: ...main menu Arrow buttons navigate the guide INFO brings up a list of options SKIP will cycle forward 24 hours REPLAY will cycle back 24 hours BACK and NEXT will move through the guide in 30 minute incr...

Page 53: ...3 Copyright ComSouth2014 All rights reserved Grid Guide Genres The Grid Guide has four different types of programming that are easy to spot by color Movies red Sports green Children s purple News grey...

Page 54: ...rights reserved Search Sometimes you know the title Sometimes you just know what night it s on Sometimes you re in the mood for a certain type of show The KUDZU Media Player has you covered to help yo...

Page 55: ...y Keyword and By Category When you use any of these three options to search for a show the results will return shows that are currently airing airing sometime in the future and shows that you have rec...

Page 56: ...ers on the right the list on the left will filter down to only display shows that match your entry 3 SEARCH BOX As you select characters the char acters are entered in the search box 4 FOCUS The detai...

Page 57: ...the list To search by keyword enter each letter by selecting it and pressing OK You ll see results on the left filter down with each letter you enter Press the left arrow and use the up and down arrow...

Page 58: ...l take you one level deeper in the menu and allow you to browse subcategories 1 CATEGORY Category describes the type of search you re currently doing 2 SHOW CATEGORY The different types of shows run a...

Page 59: ...displayed in both Search results and in the TV Filters To customize the type of content that appears in both areas select Options and press OK to clear the check box for the type of content you would...

Page 61: ...ically see that computer listed in the Home Network category of the main menu To make sure that Home Network will function properly make sure that Your computer is set up to share content according to...

Page 62: ...ed Getting Started When you first bring the Home Network card into focus you ll see all of your con nected devices If one isn t showing up select Search for Media Servers and choose Search If connecte...

Page 63: ...press OK If you have a folder selected and you would like to view a list of options for the content of that folder press INFO Supported Files Photo JPEG GIF BMP and PNG files Music MP3 WMA and AAC un...

Page 64: ...avorites For easy access you can add content to the Favorites category in the main menu Press INFO with a folder or item selected with the exception of individual songs and choose add item to favorite...

Page 65: ...ec pause play rew fwd stop skip replay back next Player Controls Once you are enjoying a piece of media the following player controls can be used Slideshow PAUSE PLAY BACK NEXT SKIP REPLAY STOP Music...

Page 67: ...served The Mobile Apps The Mobile Apps let you Use your tablet or phone as a remote control for your Media Player Browse programming in an easy to filter grid guide Search programming by a variety of...

Page 68: ...d to pair it with your Media Player You can do that in three easy steps 1 Go to the Mobile App card in the Settings area of your Media Player Choose add 2 Open the mobile app on your device 3 Enter th...

Page 71: ...ws and weather These are called Topics An individual story in each topic is called an Item Stock market index numbers in the SuperTicker update every 3 minutes All other SuperTicker information update...

Page 72: ...ose lock item the SuperTicker will stop automatic navigation but continue to update that item If you select lock topic the SuperTicker will scroll through the items in that topic The Asterisk button o...

Page 73: ...en joyed 2 ACTION MENU Pressing OK on an item in the SuperTicker brings up an action menu with that item s options 3 NAVIGATION You can navigate SuperTicker top ics by using the left and right arrows...

Page 74: ...e Whole Story If you see a headline that interests you you can read the whole story by pressing OK and choosing more info You can also press the INFO button An info note will open up that displays the...

Page 77: ...reserved Games From the Games category on the horizontal band you ll have access to Tomato Bowling Video Poker Blackjack Invasion Wave Blast It Ping Blockbreaker Bubble Blast HD 21 Frenzy Mahjong Cod...

Page 78: ...e two types Games that include a Mini TV After 30 minutes with no button press activity the media playing in the Mini TV zooms to full screen You can also press the ZOOM button on the remote control t...

Page 81: ...ing the ability to lock shows by TV Rating Movie Rating Channel In addition you can lock out individual shows including recorded programs from ac tion menus for each show in the main menu The system r...

Page 82: ...he focus Locking a rating locks all higher ratings above it 2 MINI TV Your current program if unlocked will continue to play in the Mini TV 3 LOCK ICON The Lock icon displays if the item is locked 4 C...

Page 83: ...four digit PIN and then enter the PIN again to confirm it 4 Choose close Changing a PIN 1 In the Settings category scroll to the Parental Controls card and press OK 2 Choose settings use the left arr...

Page 84: ...a black screen after tuning to a channel with blocked content No KUDZU menu flip bar sound effects or any other audio or video are shown or heard To correct this change to an unblocked channel or disa...

Page 85: ...Channels display Configure Main Menu The main menu configuration section allows you to toggle each category on or off for menu display There are some categories like Settings that cannot be turned off...

Page 86: ...he horizontal band with the options for each in the vertical To turn a feature off press OK to clear it You ll also be able to customize the display time for call indicators that appear when you have...

Page 87: ...ct one external hard drive at a time to the rear eSATA port on the KUDZU Gateway system the Mobile App The Mobile App allows you to use your iPad as a remote control for your Media Player You can also...

Page 88: ...ect one of the following closed caption cards to set other preferences Display Preferences choose a font type window background and color and other similar closed caption display settings Language Pre...

Page 89: ...roadcast format and the selections set in the TV Setup card The video resolution options are 480i non HDTV 480p 720p default 1080i and 1080p If your TV is standard definition SD make sure 480i is the...

Page 90: ...then be asked to choose how you want HD content to display on your TV either by let terboxing putting black pillars on the top and bottom of the content or cropping the content to fit For Widescreen...

Page 93: ...pear in the vertical band Press OK to view each message Use the NEXT and BACK buttons to page through the message Once you have read the message you can choose to close the message mark it as unread o...

Page 95: ...screen no matter where you are in the menu While the indicator is on the screen other remote functionality is disabled The indi cator will automatically dismiss itself after 30 seconds but you can di...

Page 96: ...y or by pressing OK on a call indicator When you access the list you ll see your phone lines listed along the horizontal band When you select a line you ll see a list of recent calls on that line expa...

Page 97: ...omSouth2014 All rights reserved Call Options The Call Options card includes the following options in the action menu clear call log deletes the call record settings provides a shortcut to the phone se...

Page 98: ...98 Copyright ComSouth2014 All rights reserved Filters The KUDZU Media Player comes with several filter categories for viewers who know what they like to watch and want an easy way to find it...

Page 99: ...s recorded programs that fit that category Like the Channels category the TV filters have a Change Time Slot card that allows you to browse up to two weeks into the future to see what s on You can als...

Page 101: ...locked by parental controls You can also add a folder or file from your computer To add an item press INFO with that item selected and choose add item to favorites You can delete a single item by sele...

Page 103: ...ector into the eSATA port on the rear of the KUDZU Media Gateway 2 Wait for the confirmation on all of your KUDZU Media Players that the KUDZU Me dia Gateway recognizes the external hard drive You wil...

Page 104: ...following LED displays are visible on the KUDZU Media Gateway Power LED appears when the KUDZU Media Gateway is currently powered on Link LED appears when a computer is connected directly via Ethernet...

Page 105: ...wireless network is printed on the label on the bottom of your KUDZU Media Gateway You may want to change this passphrase initially to something more secure In addition you may want to change it peri...

Page 106: ...s 7 MacOS X Ethernet interface Ethernet cable supplied IP address subnet gateway and DNS information for installations not using DHCP How to use this chapter The following list shows the procedures fo...

Page 107: ...ocal Area Connection 2 In the Local Area Connections Properties window highlight TCP IP by clicking on it one time then click on Properties Note If your computer has more than one Ethernet card you ma...

Page 108: ...n a Windows XP operating system Note Dialog boxes shown on your computer may differ slightly from those shown in this procedure 1 From the computer select Start Settings Control Panel and doubleclick...

Page 109: ...ights reserved 2 Double click the local area connection to be used for your device s network con nection The Local Area Connection Status widow appears 3 Click Properties 4 Select TCP IP by clicking i...

Page 110: ...eral tab Then click Obtain an IP address automatically and click OK 6 Click OK to accept the new settings and OK again to close the Properties win dow 7 You may have to restart your computer in order...

Page 111: ...P IP Configuration for Windows Vista Follow these steps to configure the Ethernet interface on a Windows Vista operating system 1 Open the Vista Control Panel 2 Double click Network and Sharing Center...

Page 112: ...work connections If prompted for a connection choose Local Area Connection The Network Connections window appears 4 Double click the Local Area Connection to open the Properties window Note If Windows...

Page 113: ...nfigure TCP IPv4 The TCP IP properties window for the version you selected appears 6 For TCP IPv4 select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically unless instructe...

Page 114: ...2014 All rights reserved TCP IP Configuration for Windows 7 and 8 Follow these steps to configure the Ethernet interface on a Windows 7 and 8 oper atingsystem 1 Open the Windows 7 Control Panel 2 Clic...

Page 118: ...If the current resolution is supported you ll see a dialog asking you if you see a pic ture Selecting Yes will select that resolution If you do not see this dialog right away your Media Player is scr...

Page 119: ...ks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and the names of their products ComSouth disclaims propri etary interest in the marks and names of ot...

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